Duke v. State

Olly Neal, Judge.

Appellant, Benjamin C. Duke, was convicted of battery in the second degree stemming from a dog attack involving his pit bulldogs. He was sentenced to three years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, he alleges the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We affirm.

On June 27, 2000, the victim, Matt Schnider, was walking along Blaney Hill Road when a dog approached him from appellant’s yard. The victim paused, and as he went to walk on the other side of the road, several other dogs came from appellant’s yard and started barking at him. As the victim…